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Funding RSS ↗| Date | Headline | Category | Amount | Source |
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| Aug 18, 2026 | Sisheng Technology completes seed financingOn 2026-08-18, according to Xiniu Data, Sisheng Technology completed seed financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Guoqi Investment, participating investor Yuanhepuhua, participating investor GHIC, participating investor Yingnuo Fund, participating investor Shuimuqinghuaxiaoyouzhongzi Fund. The company is a developer of ultrasound brain-computer interfaces. | — | Tens of millions of RMB | — |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Smack Technologies completes Series B financingOn 2026-08-18, according to Xiniu Data, Smack completed Series B financing, raising USD 61 million. Investors were Costanoa Ventures, First In, Point72 Ventures, Geodesic Capital. The company is a provider of U.S. AI defense technology services. | — | $61M | — |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Stripe nears deal to acquire OpenRouter for $7B+On 2026/8/18, Bloomberg reported that Stripe, a US payments company, was nearing a deal to acquire AI model routing platform OpenRouter for more than USD 7 billion. | — | — | bloomberg.com ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Synthefy raises USD 6.5 million seed roundOn 2026/8/18, Synthefy announced that the US company had raised USD 6.5 million in seed funding led by Wing Venture Capital, with participation from Haystack, Samsung Next, Canonical and Lightscape. | — | $6.5M | synthefy.com ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Tushenzhihe completes Pre-Series A financingOn 2026-08-18, according to Xiniu Data, Tushenzhihe completed Pre-Series A financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Shanghai Qianjunce Consulting Management Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is an AI protein design services provider. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Venice ARR hit $100M with focus on privacy-first AIOn 2026/8/18, LinkedIn reported that Venice, a US privacy-first AI browser, reached USD 100 million in ARR. The company is a privacy AI browser team. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Visible ARR hit $10M with 10x growth in two yearsOn 2026/8/18, LinkedIn reported that Visible, a UK investor relations platform, reached USD 10 million in ARR, with growth of 10 times within two years. | — | — | linkedin.com ↗ |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Voice Cursor completes seed financingOn 2026-8-18, according to Xiniu Data, Voice Cursor completed seed financing, raising USD 8 million. Investors were Suhua. | — | $8M | — |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Whisp Flow hit $100M ARR at ~40x YoY revenue growth with $2B valuationOn 2026/8/18, YouTube reported that US company Whisp Flow reached USD 100 million in ARR, with annual revenue growth of approximately 40 times and a valuation of USD 2 billion. | — | — | youtube.com ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Coddie completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Coddie completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Chengdu Zhongdingxinxingguquan Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), Changsha Qifuzhongxiaoqiye Development Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a provider of branded AI smart hardware for maternal and infant care. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Gravis Robotics completes Series A financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Gravis Robotics completed Series A financing, raising USD 200 million. Investors were SoftBank. The company is a developer of autonomous driving kits for construction machinery. | — | $200M | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Groq Closes $350M Series A at $3.5B valuationOn 2026-8-17, according to Groq's official report, Groq completed a USD 350 million Series A financing at a USD 3.5 billion valuation | — | $350M | groq.com ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Hanxu Technology completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Hanxu Technology completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Shanghai Guoxiangshangyuan Private Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Xindongneng Technology Investment Management (Tianjin) Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a developer of magnetic computing chips. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Higgsfield completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Higgsfield completed equity financing, raising USD 400 million. Investors were Valor Capital Group, Tribe Capital, Smash Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures and others. The company is a provider of U.S. AI generation video services. | — | $400M | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Lanxingqicang completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Lanxingqicang completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Xiangzhouzhiyi (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shanghai Innovation Gongchangzhichuang Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is an intelligent technology services provider. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Mifeng Technology completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Mifeng Technology completed equity financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor China Dianxin, participating investor Zhangjiang Group, participating investor Hongshan China, participating investor Yuanqi Innovation, other participating investors. The company is a one-stop physical AI data services platform provider. | — | Hundreds of millions of RMB | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | OpenRouter was acquired for USD 7 billionOn 2026-8-17, according to Xiniu Data, OpenRouter was acquired for USD 7 billion. Investors were Stripe. | — | $7B | fortune.com ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Palona AI completes Series A financingOn 2026-8-17, according to Xiniu Data, Palona AI completed Series A financing, raising USD 20 million. Investors were Ardenwood Advisors, UpHonest Capital, Turbo Partners, NEO Investment Partners, Maynard Webb and others. | — | $20M | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | PandaAI completes angel financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, PandaAI completed angel financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor L2F Guangyuanchuangyezhe Fund. The company is an AI trading infrastructure developer. | — | Tens of millions of RMB | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Qingxingyigou completes Series A financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Qingxingyigou completed Series A financing, raising RMB 100 million. Investors were Jiaxingjingkaihuizhang Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Anhui Gaotouxingtongyingling Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership), Taizhoushidaodexinhangguquan Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), Chengdu Senlan Investment Co., Ltd., Lishi Investment, Zhongzigongsi, Xuhui Capital and others. The company is a developer of quantum AI models and heterogeneous computing systems. | — | RMB 100M | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Synapath AI completes angel financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Synapath AI completed angel financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were Linge Venture Capital, Shenzhen Gaoxintou and others. The company is a physical AI infrastructure company. | — | Tens of millions of RMB | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Wispr Flow Raises $280M Series B at $2B ValuationOn August 17, 2026, per Wispr Flow, cross-app personal voice input tool company raised $280M in a Series B at a $2B valuation led by Menlo Ventures with Notable Capital. The company was co-founded by Tanay Kothari and Sahaj Garg; Kothari serves as CEO. | — | $280M | wisprflow.ai ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Wubote completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Wubote completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Gongqingchengruizhan Phase Three Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is an embodied intelligence technology services provider. | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Wuwenxinqiong completes equity financingOn 2026-08-17, according to Xiniu Data, Wuwenxinqiong completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Peikun Investment. The company is a provider of heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure. | — | Undisclosed | — |
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